Fundrise: Real Estate Investment Lanny’s YE-2021 Update – 22% Return!

Fundrise, Real Estate Investing, Crowdfunding

Fundrise is an online crowd funding platform that allows investors to invest into real estate.  The platform provides another avenue for passive income that can be helpful on the journey to financial freedom!  That is the exact reason we have been investing with Fundrise.

My wife and I have now been investing with Fundrise for approximately 3 years.  We cannot wait to share with you the performance and the additional income that the investment can provide! Continue reading →

Bert’s January 2022 Dividend Income Summary

We are through the first month of 2022. Holy cow we are off with a bang!  The stock market continues to surprise. Between inflation, interest rate hikes, and potential global conflicts, the market continues to swing up and down on a regular basis.  Despite the noise, and wild swings in the market, the dividend income continues to flow in. That’s the goal of building a growing dividend income stream with companies that have demonstrated their ability to increase its dividend over the long haul.  Time to check out my January dividend income summary!

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Starbucks (SBUX) Stock – Coffee Lovers Dividend Stock Dream | Dividend Investing

Starbucks (SBUX) had a marvelous 2021 year.  Further, quarter-1 2022 has already provided significant and promising results.  Starbucks coffee lovers are still waiting in long-lines in a post-pandemic, inflation infiltrated time period that we are in.  Revenue is up over 19% for quarter 1, bringing in over $8 billion of revenue, net earnings up 30% since the same-linked quarter, BUT one item doesn’t make sense.

Starbucks stock is DOWN 20% so far in 2022!  Hence why this might be a great dividend growth stock to buy now!  Check out the article! Continue reading →

2 Stocks I’m Watching in February | Dividend Stocks to Buy

The S&P 500 continues to amaze and swing wildly. With the news about inflation and interest rate hikes contstantly changing, the stock market is prone to large positive and negative swings.  Of course, when the market goes down, we get excited because it gives us an opporunity to buy some undervalued dividend growth stocks! Today’s article will feature two dividend stocks that I’m going to be watching over the next few weeks. We will discuss the companies and run them through the Dividend Diplomats Dividend Stock Screener!

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Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s February 2022 Edition

Dividend investing is BACK baby!  Talk about undervaluation finally coming out of the wood work!  So pumped up to add to my dividend stock portfolio, as the stock market is down almost 300 points in the S&P 500 to start off 2022.

In addition, dividend increases have been a plenty.  I have a strong feeling and indication that 2022 will be another fantastic year for dividend investors.

Therefore, as I do every month, here is the Dividend Stock Watch List for February 2022! Continue reading →